It looks like one of those KeyLoggers what was going around 2008 -2010 I think GhostKey had something like that..?

On a non paranoid note, I have seen similar and wondered about this myself, is this for some sort of adapter..?__________________Tim Bolton @jsclmedaveEmail: [string](0..20|%{[char][int](32+('527377347976847978324785847679797514357977').substring(($_*2),2))}) -replace ' '

I have no idea what it is for. I was in the box with a mouse.I googled "usb male female adapter type A" and found several examples. People are selling (and buying?) this thing, so I guess it must have any purpose.

Sometimes they are used becauseA. The device gets pulled out a lot and this saves wear on the computer port as there is no friction lock on the extension.B. The device gets hot and needs to be removed from the laptop enough for an air gapC. Some muppet used a Dremel to shape a RJ45 to fit into a USB because he was told it was faster than 10Mb Ethernet. Apologies I can't find the picture, but trust me he's out there.

Originally Posted by wobble_wobbleSometimes they are used becauseA. The device gets pulled out a lot and this saves wear on the computer port as there is no friction lock on the extension.B. The device gets hot and needs to be removed from the laptop enough for an air gapC. Some muppet used a Dremel to shape a RJ45 to fit into a USB because he was told it was faster than 10Mb Ethernet. Apologies I can't find the picture, but trust me he's out there.

Wow.

I had totally forgot about A, but it's true; USB connectors were not originally designed for constant insert/remove. They have a limited life of I forget what... but hey! ...Wikipedia remembers!!

"The spring contacts in the connectors eventually relax and wear out with repeated cycles of plugging and unplugging. The lifetime of a type-A plug is approximately 1,500 connect/disconnect cycles.[62]"

Good one, Joe__________________If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

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